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Will Total Send’s aggressive pricing disrupt the email marketing space?
People are spoiled for choice when it comes to email marketing services. For example, internationally there is MailChimp, iContact, Benchmark and Campaign Monitor, while…
Dear African VC, angel: international investors are stealing your lunch
Is there a shortage of VC and angel funding in Africa? Pose the question to entrepreneurs and the answer is bound to be yes….
6 reasons why SA’s Western Cape deserves to be called Silicon Cape
The Western Cape region, which includes Stellenbosch and Cape Town is colloquially referred to as “Silicon Cape”, a nod to the legendary Silicon Valley…
Nigerian online megastore Konga.com rolls out SMS-based ordering platform
E-tailer Konga.com, is launching its SMS-based platform called SMS2ORDER, that will allow its customers to initiate item purchases via SMS. Shoppers can send text…
Ventureburn talks entrepreneurship with Omidyar Network Africa’s Malik Fal
Right around the time Omidyar Network released its Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa report, we had an opportunity to talk to Malik Fal, managing director…
‘Seed Engine experience has been crazy, busy’ says accelerator finalists
Seed Engine, the early stage venture accelerator, recently announced the first six startups that will receive R100 000 startup capital as part of its…
African Utility Week hackathon — make a difference to Africa’s electricity woes
Electricity shortages is the single biggest challenge African entrepreneurs face. That’s according to the Omidyar Network’s sublimely comprehensive Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa report. What…
GoMetro’s first 6 months: 600 000 users, KZN, Eastern Cape rollout next
When we first wrote about mobi.lity, the traveller information startup from Cape Town, it had already won a pitch to Western Cape transport agency,…
Battle scarred and wiser: SnapBill’s fight for cloud-billing dominance
When we last checked in on SnapBill, the cloud-based Swiss Army knife of recurring billing systems, it was yet to execute on its international…
Gumtree duo enters South African job search market with Adzuna
The guys behind popular classifieds network, Gumtree.com, is launching their job search engine, Adzuna, in South Africa today. Having gained traction in the UK…
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